脭 (chéng) - Chéng — refers to the essence or refined & specifically denotes the tender, choice part of meat.

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chéng ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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脭 · chéng

Chéng — refers to the essence or refined part of something, particularly in food;

specifically denotes the tender, choice part of meat.

Chéng — refers to the essence or refinedspecifically denotes the tender, choice part of meat.

Usage highlights

Meat essencePork tenderloinChoice cutRefined partBeef tenderloin

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The tenderloin is the choicest cut of pork (猪肉之脭).
  • This dish uses only the finest parts of the meat (此菜仅用肉之脭).
  • He prefers the most tender portion of the beef (他偏爱牛肉之脭).

Collocations

  • Meat essence(肉脭)
  • Pork tenderloin(猪脭)
  • Choice cut(脭肉)
  • Refined part(精脭)
  • Beef tenderloin(牛脭)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in culinary contexts to denote the most tender, desirable portion of meat.
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts discussing food preparation and quality.
  • Represents the concept of refinement and essence extraction in material substances.

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